Comments for Farm Folly

Comment on Twisted chick beak by Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:54:20 +0000

It’s always something, isn’t it? Good luck. I know people will want you to keep it. The longer you keep it, the more attached to it you will become. Personally, right now, I say cull it now. I would want to, so i don’t have to cull it later when it’s not getting the nourishment that it needs and it is weak or sick. But if it can eat ok, well, maybe it’ll have a chance to be a normal hen. Glad it’s not my decision!

Comment on Future little gardener by Tamar@StarvingofftheLand

Tamar@StarvingofftheLand — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:44:49 +0000

So, when that kid is done with your chores, could you please send him over here? There’s weeding and watering to be done, and all the mashed banana he can eat.

Comment on Warm days in the garden by lee

lee — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:50:35 +0000

Ah, you are right. I guess hops just seem normal to me now because we've been growing them for three years. The Willamette valley has a great climate for hops and they grow like weeds. But yes, I plan to use these for home brewing. We've dried and frozen two harvests of cones so far, and we're going to use those up in brewing this summer before the next crop arrives. This particular variety is Cascade. It's mostly a flavoring hop, so I also need to plant a bittering hop.

Comment on Twisted chick beak by Becky

Becky — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:21:07 +0000

When I was a kid this happened to a couple of my mom’s chicks. If I recall correctly, one did just fine but the other didn’t gain weight and eventually my dad had to kill it. My mom was such a soft touch that she was all for keeping it and feeding it mashed up food out of an eyedropper but eventually my dad’s more practical streak prevailed. Morbid question – when you have to cull how do you kill them?

Comment on Twisted chick beak by Heather

Heather — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:53:53 +0000

My new batch this year ended up with a crossed beak as well. She does well as long as the food is deep enough. She can’t seem to do pellets, but I can’t bring myself to cull her. So far, she’s holding her own.

Comment on Future little gardener by Ann

Ann — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:28:47 +0000

That is one REEEAALLLY cute little dude! I love the chubby-wubby wittle cheeks on him LOL. And the Bob Marley tee, LOL!

Yup. You gotta get ‘em going when they’re young.

Comment on Rabbit sighting by Ann

Ann — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:23:59 +0000

We had one cat who emptied a rabbit’s nest, bringing the babies back one at a time. One survived, and we nursed it back to health and released it.

Poor little baby bunny. But you are so right, you don’t want it in your garden!!!

Comment on Twisted chick beak by Ann

Ann — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:18:06 +0000

Oh NOES!!! Let Twistie liiiiiveeee! I’d be a terrible chicken care-giver. She’d end up in the house, sleeping in a cat bed, probably. LOL.

Can’t wait to see what happens…

Comment on Twisted chick beak by Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:07:40 +0000

We had one with this condition a couple of years ago. We called her “Crooked Beak”. She seemed to do fine. Ate well, drank well and lived well.

Comment on Rabbit sighting by robin

robin — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:24:55 +0000

When I was a kid every once in a while our cats would catch a rabbit. It was rare though.